Sid Bevan
{{short description|British Lions & Wales international rugby union footballer}}
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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Sid Bevan
| image = Sid Bevan rugby player.jpg
| caption = Bevan in Swansea strip
| birth_name = Thomas Sidney Bevan[http://www.swansearfc.co.uk/history_browser_view.php?image_id=453 Swansea RFC player profiles] {{dead link|date=June 2016}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1877|5|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Morriston,[http://www.wru.co.uk/12750_14256.php?player=25809&includeref=dynamic WRU player profile] {{dead link|date=June 2016}} Wales
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1933|10|17|1877|5|2|df=yes}}
| death_place = Swansea, Wales
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| position = Forwards
| amatyears1 =
| amatyears2 = 1897–?
| amatteam1 = Morriston RFC
| amatteam2 = Swansea RFC
| amatteam3 = Glamorgan County RFC
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| repteam1 = Wales
| repteam2 = British Isles
| repyears1 = 1904
| repyears2 = 1904
| repcaps1 = 1
| repcaps2 = 4
| reppoints1 = 0
| reppoints2 = 0
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| school = Ardwyn Grammar School
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Thomas Sidney "Sid" Bevan (2 May 1877 – 17 October 1933)[http://www.espnscrum.com/wales/rugby/player/1640.html Sid Bevan player profile] Scrum.com was a Welsh rugby union player who represented Wales and the British Lions. Bevan played club rugby for Swansea, joining the club in 1897.
Rugby career
Bevan came to note as a rugby player while representing local team Morriston RFC. In 1897 he switched to first class side, Swansea, and while playing for Swansea he was selected to play for Wales. His first and only cap was on 2 March 1904 at Balmoral Showgrounds in Belfast against Ireland. In the same year Bevan was selected to represent Bedell Sivright's British Lions on their tour of Australia and New Zealand. He played in four of the tests.
During World War I, Bevan was a second lieutenant in the 6th battalion of the Welch Regiment.
=International matches played=
- {{ru|IRE}} 1904
British Lions
- {{ru|AUS}} 1904, 1904, 1904
- {{ru|NZL}} 1904
Bibliography
- {{cite book |last=Parry-Jones |first=David |title=Prince Gwyn, Gwyn Nicholls and the First Golden Era of Welsh Rugby |year=1999 |publisher=seren |location=Bridgend |isbn=1-85411-262-7}}
- {{cite book |last=Smith |first=David |author2=Williams, Gareth |title=Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union |year=1980 |publisher=University of Wales Press |location=Cardiff |isbn=0-7083-0766-3 }}
References
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{{British and Irish Lions 1904}}
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Category:British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales
Category:British Army personnel of World War I
Category:Glamorgan County RFC players
Category:Rugby union players from Morriston
Category:Wales international rugby union players
Category:Welch Regiment officers